Mineral is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 512 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mineral is the 336th largest community in Virginia.
Also of interest is that Mineral has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.00% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In Mineral, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.94 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Mineral is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Mineral are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.87% of adults in Mineral have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Mineral in 2022 was $30,794, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,176 for a family of four. However, Mineral contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mineral is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mineral home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mineral residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mineral include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Mineral is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.